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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9227432" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>Twas the night before Christmas and last-minute shoppers sought late presents that wouldn’t turn them to paupers. Darryl is here to help put you on the right trail of this week’s giveaways, fundraisers, bundles, and sales.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]341411[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Freebies and Pay What You Want</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: While “Pay What You Want” downloads are available for free, please support the creators if you are able!</em></p><p></p><p>Wizard Tower Games <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/tim-kasks-lost-adventures-on-sale.701768/" target="_blank">posted here on EN World</a> to announce the sale for <em>The Lost Adventures</em>, a hardcover book for 1e and 5e by Tim Kask and adapted by Donald Semora with new classes, monsters, and more. Additionally, those who have already purchased the book will receive a refund for the difference so nobody gets left out just for being enthusiastic enough to buy early.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $25.00 (74% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: December 31, 2023 or until all 300 limited edition copies are sold out</li> </ul><p></p><p>Modiphius released a new Quickstart for their <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463788/achtung-cthulhu-2d20-quickstart-pack-pdf-free?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Lovecraftian WWII game <em>Achtung! Cthulhu</em></a> using the 2d20 System. This is a bit more packed with material than most quickstarts with the basic rules, three introductory adventures, 15 pre-generated characters, reference sheets, and wallpaper images to set the tone. You can also get just <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463726/achtung-cthulhu-2d20-quick-reference-sheet-pdf-free?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the quick reference sheets</a> without needing to download the entire set if you’re a player or if you already have <em>Achtung! Cthulhu</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul><p></p><p>Grubintroll Games has more options for those nostalgic for retro superhero RPGs with <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/462478/advanced-faserip?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Advanced FASERIP</a></em>. An OSR update of the system behind TSR’s <em>Marvel Super Heroes</em>, this book acts as both a new edition for <em>FASERIP </em>and acts as an expansion for both that system and the original game from the 1980s.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Note: Print-on-Demand Hardcover available for $25.00</li> </ul><p></p><p>If you want some gritty, hard sci-fi survival action, Murkdice has <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464212/void-above-quickstart-set?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the quickstart for <em>Void Above</em></a> where players are spacers moving from gig to gig in a world where there’s no faster-than-light travel and resources like oxygen and water are critical.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul><p></p><p>Andrew Hollis <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464582/deck-of-talents?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">released <em>Deck of Talents</em></a> for Free League’s <em>Forbidden Lands</em>, a deck of cards with all the talents from the core rulebook plus the two expansions <em>Bloodmarch </em>and <em>Bitter Reach </em>ready to be printed out on Tarot card size cardstock for easy reference.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Rocket Punch Press also has a reference for a Free League game with <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464415/dragonbane-rules-cheatsheet?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Dragonbane Rules Cheatsheet</a> </em>with one side a reference sheet for character creation and the other general rules references.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>If the thought of combining Cthulhu Mythos with historical wars seems interesting but WWII isn’t quite what you want, <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464571/the-white-war-cthulhu-eternal-ww1-italian-alps?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Cthulhu Reborn has <em>The White War</em></a>, a setting for <em>Cthulhu Eternal </em>set in the Italian Alps during World War I in December 1916.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Nostromo’s Reliquary is still going strong with material for <em>Candela Obscura </em>with two new assignments, the first being <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464196/listening-post-echo?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Listening Post Echo</a> </em>about the hunt for lost children in a ruined bunker.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>The second this week is the <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464126/the-train-job?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">short assignment <em>The Train Job</em></a> where the party chases a stolen tome in a series of high-stakes heists.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Snowy’s Maps released the <em>Pathfinder 2nd Edition </em>one-shot <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464096/curse-of-the-werebeaver-a-pathfinder-2e-one-shot?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Curse of the Werebeaver</a></em> for a first-level party complete with VTT maps and a module for Foundry.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $3.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Coldlight Press released <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464648/k6-the-great-mansion-heist?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">K6: The Great Mansion Heist</a>, </em>a 1st/2nd level one-shot for 5e, <em>Old School Essentials</em>, or <em>Pathfinder</em> as the party is encouraged to sneak into Merchant Lord Salmo’s mansion and liberate him from some of his unethically earned treasure.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>The new issue of <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464781/the-pauper-s-page-vol-1-issue-9?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Pauper’s Page</a> </em>is out with the zine’s holiday special issue for <em>Old-School Essentials</em> including new tables, items, stories, campaign settings, NPCs, and more.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Spending the holiday weekend with an RPG session? There are a lot of options this week starting with the 0-level OSR funnel adventure <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464751/red-tidings-at-yule?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Red Tidings at Yule</a></em>. Drawing from different Christmas lore and myths from across Europe, this adventure sends the party to Krampus’s dungeon to rescue the Christmas Gnome and Knecht Ruprecht.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.50)</li> </ul><p></p><p>The drop-in system-agnostic encounter from <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464621/dead-king-wenceslas?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Jordan Sorcery, <em>Dead King Wenceslas</em></a>, has the party attacked by the undead army of the previously holy king who was cursed after getting his entire army killed. The description cites influences from <em>Warhammer Fantasy </em>and other classic wargame campaign bosses and suggests using this for <em>Warhammer, Warmachine, Kings of War</em>, or other fantasy wargaming systems.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>For something a little more light, both in tone and rules, <em><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464692/dice-the-halls-a-d12go-adventure?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Dice the Halls</a> </em>from Squadeth Games is a low/no combat adventure for the <em>d12GO System</em> where a group of Christmas critters at the North Pole must find Santa before he misses his big delivery.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Note: <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/394297/d12GO?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The d<em>12GO </em>core rules</a> are also available as PWYW with a suggested price of $1.00</li> </ul><p></p><p>Dungeonmasters Guild releases continue with the holiday fun. Eddie Gioffre has a collection of magic items with a holiday theme with <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464662/Happy-HalfDozen-Holiday-Magic-Item-Chapbook?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Happy Half-Dozen Holiday Magic Item Chapbook</a></em> great for a fun seasonal one-shot while still being balanced for use in an ongoing campaign.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $0.50)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Livie79 published their debut adventure with the feel of Dr. Seuss with <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464191/How-Greench-Stole-Giftmas?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">How Greench Stole Giftmas</a></em>, a 5th-level adventure with mystery, investigation, combat, exploration, and more.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $3.49)</li> </ul><p></p><p>And Benjamin Xiaofang Hurley was thinking along similar lines with <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464169/How-the-Gobs-Stole-Midwinter--A-Christmas-Adventure?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">How the Gobs Stole Midwinter</a></em>, a 5th-level adventure that pits the party against goblins, unruly toys, living cookie dough, and more.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $3.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Henry Bardell released <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464881/Fantastically-Boring-A-Small-Town-in-Eberrons-Shadow-Marches?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Fantastically Boring: A Small Town in Eberron’s Shadow Marches</a>, </em>a setting book with new backgrounds, a new cantrip, map of the region, names of the residents, and more.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Free</li> </ul><p></p><p>With all the potential new players that the gift-giving season brings to the hobby, it’s nice to see products like <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464453/First-Time-DM--Hamwells-Top-30-Tips-Illustrated?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">First Time DM – Hamwell’s Top 30 Tips</a> </em>from Christopher Hamwell and Angela Spencer, which is what it says on the tin: Advice for first-time DMs.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>And a helpful tool for helping new players ease their way into the game, whether it’s brand new players or friends/family joining in a one-shot, <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464277/Easy-Guided-5e-Character-Sheet?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Ariel has <em>Easy Guided 5e Character Sheet</em></a>, a very streamlined character sheet organized with helpful notes of what precisely all the confusing numbers mean with headers like “Battle Start”, “When I’m Being Attacked”, “When I’m Attacking”, “What Else I Can Do”, and “I Want To Try…” making it easy to find critical information about your character.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Over on Storytellers Vault, Lex Noctis released <em><a href="https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/464597/Loresheet-Old-Ghoul-Blorcery-by-Lex-Noctis?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Loresheet: Old Ghoul</a> </em>for ghoul characters who have been alive for a century or more or are serving a particularly powerful domitor.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.10)</li> </ul><p></p><p>The first Lightning Round this week features gamemaster/DM resources like monsters, maps, random generators, and more. All products are Free or pay-what-you-want with the price in parentheses.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464365/stony-forest-lane-24x24-battle-map?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Stony Forest Lane</a> (Map) from Loke BattlleMats (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463952/champions-of-the-goblin-market-map?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Champions of the Goblin Market Map</a> (Map) from Witch Pleas Publishing (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464697/the-cave-of-screams?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">The Cave of Screams</a> (Map) from La Paysagiste de L’Imagineaire ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464654/glorantha-scenes-tin-inn?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Glorantha Scenes</a> (Map) from Mikaels Maps ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463374/print-n-play-battlemaps?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Print n Play BattleMaps</a> (Maps) from Piranha Squirrel Productions ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464531/print-n-play-battlemaps-2?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Print n Play BattleMaps 2</a> (Maps) from Piranha Squirrel Productions ($2.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464030/krampus-the-lost-archdevil?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Krampus, the Lost Archdevil</a> (OSR Monster for B/X, 1e, 2e) from Appendix N Entertainment ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464036/fantasy-places-heart-of-glass?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Fantasy Places: Heart of Glass</a> (Maps) from Xapur_RPG ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464219/SpellBased-Monster--Rusalka?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Rusalka</a> (5e Monster CR10) from Gryphon Games (Free)</li> </ul><p></p><p>The second Lightning Round this week features player resources like classes, subclasses, races/species, backgrounds, and more. All products are Free or pay-what-you-want with the price in parentheses.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464753/plague-doctor-profession-ezd6-rpg?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Plague Doctor Profession</a> (Dragonbane Profession) from Rocket Punch Press ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464234/paladin-oath-of-christmas-spirit-5e-subclass?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Oath of Christmas Spirit</a> (5e Subclass) from Gamingbrew ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464811/Custom-Frontier-Background-Runaway?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Runaway</a> (5e Background) from Quest Weaver Media (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464774/Custom-Frontier-Background-Outcast?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Outcast</a> (5e Background) from Quest Weaver Media (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464403/Custom-Frontier-Background-Fur-Trapper?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Fur Trapper</a> (5e Background) from Quest Weaver Media (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/461291/Shadarkai-Dual-Origin?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Shadar-kai Dual Origin</a> (5e Species) from Chronicles of Lost Tomes ($0.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464464/Wild-Shape-Templates?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Wild Shape Templates</a> (5e Druid options) from Therin a’Ghaleon (Free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464405/Mage-Martial?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Mage Martial</a> (5e Fighter Subclass) from IamSposta ($1.00)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464354/Snow-Elves-An-Arctic-PC-Species?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">Snow Elves</a> (5e Species) from Joshua Ohmer ($0.50)</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]341410[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Bundles and Sales</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, but please be warned that those without published end dates may end suddenly so be sure to plan purchases accordingly.</em></p><p></p><p>Starting on Itch.io, <a href="https://itch.io/b/2172/ind-of-the-year-2023" target="_blank">the Ind of the Year 2023 bundle</a> is a tiered collection of a wide variety of RPGs from different genres including horror, sci-fi, cyberpunk, modern-day, cozycore, classical era historical, experimental, post-apocalyptic, and a lot more including the obligatory variant of <em>Bladefish</em>. The bundle starts at $10 for 10 games and, for every $10 more you spend, you get another 10 more games up to 50 total.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $10 (86% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$20 (85% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$30 (84% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$40 (84% off)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$50 (85% of)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 2, 2023</li> </ul><p></p><p>D&D Beyond marketplace is running <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace?icid_medium=ddb&icid_source=article-1638&icid_campaign=end-of-year-sale-2023&icid_content=marketplace" target="_blank">its end-of year sale</a> with discounts on a variety of <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>books including <em>Curse of Strahd, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Candlekeep Mysteries</em>, and more.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 40% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 4, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>If you’d prefer third-party D&D material, the Dungeonmasters Guild also has an end of year sale going with discounts on over 200 items ready for use on Roll20.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price:: Up to 40% off</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 4, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Paizo has the holiday sale for <a href="https://paizo.com/store" target="_blank">the Paizo Store running</a>. Use the code <strong>holiday24 </strong>and you can take 10% off your entire order of <em>Pathfinder </em>or <em>Starfinder </em>products. This discount stacks with Paizo Advantage and other discounts. Not valid on subscriptions, preorders, backorders, Foundry VTT products, or non-Paizo downloads.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: 10% off your full order with the code holiday24</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 15, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Itch.io has <a href="https://itch.io/physical-games/on-sale" target="_blank">its Winter Sale 2023</a> that runs across the entire store including tabletop RPGs like <em>CBR+PNK, Rune, Glitter Hearts, The Lighthouse at the End of the Universe</em>, and over 1000 other titles.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: Up to 100% off (yes, some games are totally free)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 5, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Matt Colville’s MCDM Productions has two new bundles this week. The first is the <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464508/mcdm-politics-pillar-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">MCDM Politics Pillar Bundle</a> which offers a discount on <em>Kingdoms & Warfare </em>and <em>Strongholds & Followers</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $44.99 (25% off)</li> </ul><p></p><p>The second is <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464507/mcdm-5e-class-bundle?affiliate_id=36142" target="_blank">the MCDM 5e Class Bundle</a> featuring <em>Beastheart and Monstrous Companions</em>, <em>The Illrigger Revised</em>, and <em>The Tallent and Psionics</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $29.99 (23% off)</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]341408[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Charity Bundles and Sales</strong></p><p></p><p>Over on Bundle of Holding, Monte Cook Games has a pair of bundles for <em>Numenera</em>. <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2023Discovery" target="_blank">The <em>Numenera Discovery </em>Bundle</a> includes the core rule book <em>Numenera Discovery</em>, the character book <em>Priests of the Aeons</em>, and for more character and setting books. The <em>Destiny </em>Collection adds on the second core rulebook <em>Numenera Destiny </em>plus six more adventure, setting, and character option books.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $19.95 (79% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 9, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>And once you have all the rulebooks, <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Horizons" target="_blank">the <em>Numenera </em>Horizons Bundle</a> is here to help you hit the ground running with sourcebooks <em>Into the Outside, Into the Deep,</em> <em>Into the Night, </em>and <em>Beyond All Worlds </em>plus the one-shot adventure collection <em>Shards of the Looking Glass</em>. The Bonus Collection adds on four more setting expansions <em>Liminal Shore, Edge of the Sun, Vertices, </em>and <em>Break the Horizon</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $14.95 (78% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 9, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Free League has a collection for those interested in their RPGs with several core books in one place with <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/YearZero" target="_blank">the <em>Dragonbane </em>and <em>Year Zero </em>bundle</a>. The core bundle includes the Nordic horro fantasy game <em>Vaesen</em>, the fantasy open-world survival game <em>Forbidden Lands</em>, the science fiction game <em>Coriolis</em>, and the post-apocalyptic <em>Mutant: Year Zero</em>. The Bonus Collection adds on the classic Swedish fantasy RPG <em>Dragonbane,</em> the alternate history World War III game <em>Twilight: 2000</em>, and the setting books <em>Vaesen: Mythic Britain & Ireland</em> and <em>Coriolis Atlas Compendium</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $19.95 (77% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 4, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Mongoose Publishing has a pair of bundles for the classic science fiction RPG of space exploration, <em>Traveller</em>. <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2023MongTrav" target="_blank">The first bundle is for players new to the system</a> and comes with the <em>Mongoose Traveller 2e Starter Set,</em> the rules expansion <em>Mongoose Traveller Companion</em>, and the equipment book <em>Central Supply Catalogue Update 2023</em>. The Referee Collection adds on the ship creation/modification rulebook <em>High Guard Update 2023</em>, the <em>Traveller Vehicle Handbook 2e</em>, the <em>Traveller 2e Referee’s Screen</em>, and six short referee briefings.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $17.95 (82% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 9, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>The second <em>Traveller </em>bundle <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/TravMercs" target="_blank">is the Mercenaries Bundle</a> with the <em>Mercenary Second Edition Boxed Set</em> with rules for creating and maintaining a mercenary company along with the expansion books <em>Mercenaries of Charted Space </em>and <em>Traveller Field Catalogue</em>. The Referee Collection adds on the sourcebook <em>Traveller Specialist Forces</em>, the setting book <em>Solomani Front</em>, and three mercenary adventures.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $12.95 (87%) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 9, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>There’s <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BladesSecond" target="_blank">a new <em>Blades in the Dark </em>bundle</a> with the core rulebook and five resource decks to help quickly create heists, settings, and more. The Forced Collection add-on increase four Forged in the Dark adventures including the fantasy-Renaissance <em>Court of Blades</em>, the <em>Dwarf Fortress</em>-inspired <em>Mountain Home</em>, the solo RPG <em>A Torch in the Dark</em>, and dinosaurs in space <em>Kosmosaurs</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $14.95 (79% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 3, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Steve Jackson Games has <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/DungeonFantasy" target="_blank">the <em>Dungeon Fantasy </em>Starter Collection</a> for their <em>GURPS</em>-powered fantasy RPG. The bundle includes the <em>Dungeon Fantasy </em>core rulebook, <em>Dungeon Fantasy Companion, Dungeon Planner, </em>and <em>GM Screen</em>. The Bonus Collection adds on volumes 2 and 3 of <em>Dungeon Fantasy Companion</em>, two volumes of <em>Dungeon Fantasy Magic Items</em>, and <em>Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 2</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $17.95 (75% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Direct Relief (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 4, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>I’m so sorry for the length, but there’s another <em>Shadowrun</em> bundle so you know I’ve got a lot to say. <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SR3Mega" target="_blank">The <em>Shadowrun Third Edition </em>MegaBundle</a> lives up to its name featuring the <em>Shadowrun Third Edition Core Rulebook</em> along with the “core sourcebooks” (technically rules expansions but considered by most players essential) of the <em>Shadowrun Companion, Man & Machine </em>(cyberware)<em>, Cannon Companion </em>(guns and combat), <em>Magic in the Shadows </em>(magic), <em>Matrix </em>(decking), and <em>Rigger 3</em> (vehicles and drones) plus the world update <em>State of the Art: 2063 </em>and <em>2064</em>, the GM screen and <em>Critters </em>supplement, and the introductory adventure collection <em>First Run</em>. And that’s just the core collection as the setting collection adds on fifteen more supplements including the setting introduction book <em>Sprawl Survival Guide </em>(sure there’s rules in it but its strength is bringing the Sixth World to life), the setting books <em>Shadows of North America, Shadows of Asia</em>, and <em>New Seattle</em>, the adventure hook filled event books <em>Renraku Arcology Shutdown, Year of the Comet, </em>and <em>System Failure</em>, the NPC collection <em>Mr. Johnson’s Little Black Book</em>, the adventures <em>Brainscan </em>and <em>Corporate Punishment</em>, and because somebody’s mistake is your gain, the 2nd Edition books <em>Aztlan, Corporate Shadowfiles </em>(which is an incredible guide on the sort of shenanigans megacorporations can get up to), and the just fun to read <em>Paranormal Animals of Europe</em>. Oh and if you want to play <em>Shadowrun Sixth World Edition</em>, a lot of these books are still useful as background lore and worldbuilding.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $24.95 (73% off) with variable-cost Level Up option</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Electronic Frontier Foundation (10%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: December 27, 2023</li> </ul><p></p><p>Evil Genius Games and Humble Bundle released <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/2023-cinematic-adventure-rpgs-evil-genius-games-books?partner=gamerstavern" target="_blank">the 2023 Cinematic Adventure RPGs</a> featuring rules and setting books for <em>Everyday Heroes</em>, the 5e update to <em>D20 Modern </em>with a shocking library of licensed settings. The base level gets you the core rulebook <em>Everyday Heroes </em>for contemporary action along with the setting for John Carpenter’s <em>Escape from New York</em>. The second tier adds on setting books for <em>The Crow </em>and <em>Kong: Skull Island </em>while the top tier adds <em>Universal Soldier, Rambo, Total Recall, Highlander, </em>and <em>Pacific Rim</em>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1/$10/$18 (90% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Gameheads (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 13, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>Humble and Paizo have extended <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-second-edition-legacy-bundle-paizo-books?partner=gamerstavern" target="_blank">the <em>Pathfinder 2nd Edition</em> Legacy Bundle</a> from Paizo. Thsi bundle features a full library of <em>Pathfinder 2e </em>books in their original, non-remaster format with all the OGL content still in. The base level gets you the <em>Beginner Box </em>while the second tier adds in the <em>Core Rulebook </em>and <em>Bestiary 1 </em>& <em>2</em> and the top tier gets you <em>Bestiary 3, Advanced Player's Guide, </em>and <em>GameMastery Guide</em> plus a lot more for a total of 25 books. Also spread throughout the tiers is the complete <em>Age of Ashes </em>adventure path plus several stand-alone adventures, map packs, and Lost Omens setting guides and player option books.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $5/$15/$25 (95% off at top tier)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charity: Comic Books for Kids! (user-defined, default 5%)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: January 6, 2024</li> </ul><p></p><p>That’s all for this week! If you know of any bundles or sales starting soon, please <a href="https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M" target="_blank">contact me on the EN World Discord</a>, <a href="http://chirp.enworld.org/@abstruse" target="_blank">tag me on Mastodon</a>, or <a href="https://www.enworld.org/conversations/add?to=Abstruse" target="_blank">send me a message here on EN World</a>. <em>Discount percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and are based on the standard retail price provided by the site. Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, Fantasy Grounds, and/or DriveThruRPG may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 9227432, member: 6669048"] Twas the night before Christmas and last-minute shoppers sought late presents that wouldn’t turn them to paupers. Darryl is here to help put you on the right trail of this week’s giveaways, fundraisers, bundles, and sales. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]341411[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]Freebies and Pay What You Want[/B] [I]Note: While “Pay What You Want” downloads are available for free, please support the creators if you are able![/I] Wizard Tower Games [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/tim-kasks-lost-adventures-on-sale.701768/']posted here on EN World[/URL] to announce the sale for [I]The Lost Adventures[/I], a hardcover book for 1e and 5e by Tim Kask and adapted by Donald Semora with new classes, monsters, and more. Additionally, those who have already purchased the book will receive a refund for the difference so nobody gets left out just for being enthusiastic enough to buy early. [LIST] [*]Price: $25.00 (74% off) [*]End Date: December 31, 2023 or until all 300 limited edition copies are sold out [/LIST] Modiphius released a new Quickstart for their [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463788/achtung-cthulhu-2d20-quickstart-pack-pdf-free?affiliate_id=36142']Lovecraftian WWII game [I]Achtung! Cthulhu[/I][/URL][I] [/I]using the 2d20 System. This is a bit more packed with material than most quickstarts with the basic rules, three introductory adventures, 15 pre-generated characters, reference sheets, and wallpaper images to set the tone. You can also get just [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463726/achtung-cthulhu-2d20-quick-reference-sheet-pdf-free?affiliate_id=36142']the quick reference sheets[/URL] without needing to download the entire set if you’re a player or if you already have [I]Achtung! Cthulhu[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: Free [/LIST] Grubintroll Games has more options for those nostalgic for retro superhero RPGs with [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/462478/advanced-faserip?affiliate_id=36142']Advanced FASERIP[/URL][/I]. An OSR update of the system behind TSR’s [I]Marvel Super Heroes[/I], this book acts as both a new edition for [I]FASERIP [/I]and acts as an expansion for both that system and the original game from the 1980s. [LIST] [*]Price: Free [*]Note: Print-on-Demand Hardcover available for $25.00 [/LIST] If you want some gritty, hard sci-fi survival action, Murkdice has [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464212/void-above-quickstart-set?affiliate_id=36142']the quickstart for [I]Void Above[/I][/URL][I] [/I]where players are spacers moving from gig to gig in a world where there’s no faster-than-light travel and resources like oxygen and water are critical. [LIST] [*]Price: Free [/LIST] Andrew Hollis [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464582/deck-of-talents?affiliate_id=36142']released [I]Deck of Talents[/I][/URL][I] [/I]for Free League’s [I]Forbidden Lands[/I], a deck of cards with all the talents from the core rulebook plus the two expansions [I]Bloodmarch [/I]and [I]Bitter Reach [/I]ready to be printed out on Tarot card size cardstock for easy reference. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00) [/LIST] Rocket Punch Press also has a reference for a Free League game with [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464415/dragonbane-rules-cheatsheet?affiliate_id=36142']Dragonbane Rules Cheatsheet[/URL] [/I]with one side a reference sheet for character creation and the other general rules references. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00) [/LIST] If the thought of combining Cthulhu Mythos with historical wars seems interesting but WWII isn’t quite what you want, [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464571/the-white-war-cthulhu-eternal-ww1-italian-alps?affiliate_id=36142']Cthulhu Reborn has [I]The White War[/I][/URL], a setting for [I]Cthulhu Eternal [/I]set in the Italian Alps during World War I in December 1916. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00) [/LIST] Nostromo’s Reliquary is still going strong with material for [I]Candela Obscura [/I]with two new assignments, the first being [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464196/listening-post-echo?affiliate_id=36142']Listening Post Echo[/URL] [/I]about the hunt for lost children in a ruined bunker. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.00) [/LIST] The second this week is the [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464126/the-train-job?affiliate_id=36142']short assignment [I]The Train Job[/I][/URL][I] [/I]where the party chases a stolen tome in a series of high-stakes heists. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $5.00) [/LIST] Snowy’s Maps released the [I]Pathfinder 2nd Edition [/I]one-shot [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464096/curse-of-the-werebeaver-a-pathfinder-2e-one-shot?affiliate_id=36142']Curse of the Werebeaver[/URL][/I] for a first-level party complete with VTT maps and a module for Foundry. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $3.00) [/LIST] Coldlight Press released [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464648/k6-the-great-mansion-heist?affiliate_id=36142']K6: The Great Mansion Heist[/URL], [/I]a 1st/2nd level one-shot for 5e, [I]Old School Essentials[/I], or [I]Pathfinder[/I] as the party is encouraged to sneak into Merchant Lord Salmo’s mansion and liberate him from some of his unethically earned treasure. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00) [/LIST] The new issue of [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464781/the-pauper-s-page-vol-1-issue-9?affiliate_id=36142']The Pauper’s Page[/URL] [/I]is out with the zine’s holiday special issue for [I]Old-School Essentials[/I] including new tables, items, stories, campaign settings, NPCs, and more. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00) [/LIST] Spending the holiday weekend with an RPG session? There are a lot of options this week starting with the 0-level OSR funnel adventure [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464751/red-tidings-at-yule?affiliate_id=36142']Red Tidings at Yule[/URL][/I]. Drawing from different Christmas lore and myths from across Europe, this adventure sends the party to Krampus’s dungeon to rescue the Christmas Gnome and Knecht Ruprecht. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.50) [/LIST] The drop-in system-agnostic encounter from [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464621/dead-king-wenceslas?affiliate_id=36142']Jordan Sorcery, [I]Dead King Wenceslas[/I][/URL], has the party attacked by the undead army of the previously holy king who was cursed after getting his entire army killed. The description cites influences from [I]Warhammer Fantasy [/I]and other classic wargame campaign bosses and suggests using this for [I]Warhammer, Warmachine, Kings of War[/I], or other fantasy wargaming systems. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00) [/LIST] For something a little more light, both in tone and rules, [I][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464692/dice-the-halls-a-d12go-adventure?affiliate_id=36142']Dice the Halls[/URL] [/I]from Squadeth Games is a low/no combat adventure for the [I]d12GO System[/I] where a group of Christmas critters at the North Pole must find Santa before he misses his big delivery. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.00) [*]Note: [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/394297/d12GO?affiliate_id=36142']The d[I]12GO [/I]core rules[/URL] are also available as PWYW with a suggested price of $1.00 [/LIST] Dungeonmasters Guild releases continue with the holiday fun. Eddie Gioffre has a collection of magic items with a holiday theme with [I][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464662/Happy-HalfDozen-Holiday-Magic-Item-Chapbook?affiliate_id=36142']Happy Half-Dozen Holiday Magic Item Chapbook[/URL][/I] great for a fun seasonal one-shot while still being balanced for use in an ongoing campaign. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $0.50) [/LIST] Livie79 published their debut adventure with the feel of Dr. Seuss with [I][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464191/How-Greench-Stole-Giftmas?affiliate_id=36142']How Greench Stole Giftmas[/URL][/I], a 5th-level adventure with mystery, investigation, combat, exploration, and more. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $3.49) [/LIST] And Benjamin Xiaofang Hurley was thinking along similar lines with [I][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464169/How-the-Gobs-Stole-Midwinter--A-Christmas-Adventure?affiliate_id=36142']How the Gobs Stole Midwinter[/URL][/I], a 5th-level adventure that pits the party against goblins, unruly toys, living cookie dough, and more. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $3.00) [/LIST] Henry Bardell released [I][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464881/Fantastically-Boring-A-Small-Town-in-Eberrons-Shadow-Marches?affiliate_id=36142']Fantastically Boring: A Small Town in Eberron’s Shadow Marches[/URL], [/I]a setting book with new backgrounds, a new cantrip, map of the region, names of the residents, and more. [LIST] [*]Price: Free [/LIST] With all the potential new players that the gift-giving season brings to the hobby, it’s nice to see products like [I][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464453/First-Time-DM--Hamwells-Top-30-Tips-Illustrated?affiliate_id=36142']First Time DM – Hamwell’s Top 30 Tips[/URL] [/I]from Christopher Hamwell and Angela Spencer, which is what it says on the tin: Advice for first-time DMs. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00) [/LIST] And a helpful tool for helping new players ease their way into the game, whether it’s brand new players or friends/family joining in a one-shot, [URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464277/Easy-Guided-5e-Character-Sheet?affiliate_id=36142']Ariel has [I]Easy Guided 5e Character Sheet[/I][/URL], a very streamlined character sheet organized with helpful notes of what precisely all the confusing numbers mean with headers like “Battle Start”, “When I’m Being Attacked”, “When I’m Attacking”, “What Else I Can Do”, and “I Want To Try…” making it easy to find critical information about your character. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $2.00) [/LIST] Over on Storytellers Vault, Lex Noctis released [I][URL='https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/464597/Loresheet-Old-Ghoul-Blorcery-by-Lex-Noctis?affiliate_id=36142']Loresheet: Old Ghoul[/URL] [/I]for ghoul characters who have been alive for a century or more or are serving a particularly powerful domitor. [LIST] [*]Price: Pay What You Want (Suggested: $1.10) [/LIST] The first Lightning Round this week features gamemaster/DM resources like monsters, maps, random generators, and more. All products are Free or pay-what-you-want with the price in parentheses. [LIST] [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464365/stony-forest-lane-24x24-battle-map?affiliate_id=36142']Stony Forest Lane[/URL] (Map) from Loke BattlleMats (Free) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463952/champions-of-the-goblin-market-map?affiliate_id=36142']Champions of the Goblin Market Map[/URL] (Map) from Witch Pleas Publishing (Free) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464697/the-cave-of-screams?affiliate_id=36142']The Cave of Screams[/URL] (Map) from La Paysagiste de L’Imagineaire ($2.00) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464654/glorantha-scenes-tin-inn?affiliate_id=36142']Glorantha Scenes[/URL] (Map) from Mikaels Maps ($1.00) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463374/print-n-play-battlemaps?affiliate_id=36142']Print n Play BattleMaps[/URL] (Maps) from Piranha Squirrel Productions ($2.00) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464531/print-n-play-battlemaps-2?affiliate_id=36142']Print n Play BattleMaps 2[/URL] (Maps) from Piranha Squirrel Productions ($2.00) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464030/krampus-the-lost-archdevil?affiliate_id=36142']Krampus, the Lost Archdevil[/URL] (OSR Monster for B/X, 1e, 2e) from Appendix N Entertainment ($1.00) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464036/fantasy-places-heart-of-glass?affiliate_id=36142']Fantasy Places: Heart of Glass[/URL] (Maps) from Xapur_RPG ($1.00) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464219/SpellBased-Monster--Rusalka?affiliate_id=36142']Rusalka[/URL] (5e Monster CR10) from Gryphon Games (Free) [/LIST] The second Lightning Round this week features player resources like classes, subclasses, races/species, backgrounds, and more. All products are Free or pay-what-you-want with the price in parentheses. [LIST] [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464753/plague-doctor-profession-ezd6-rpg?affiliate_id=36142']Plague Doctor Profession[/URL] (Dragonbane Profession) from Rocket Punch Press ($1.00) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464234/paladin-oath-of-christmas-spirit-5e-subclass?affiliate_id=36142']Oath of Christmas Spirit[/URL] (5e Subclass) from Gamingbrew ($1.00) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464811/Custom-Frontier-Background-Runaway?affiliate_id=36142']Runaway[/URL] (5e Background) from Quest Weaver Media (Free) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464774/Custom-Frontier-Background-Outcast?affiliate_id=36142']Outcast[/URL] (5e Background) from Quest Weaver Media (Free) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464403/Custom-Frontier-Background-Fur-Trapper?affiliate_id=36142']Fur Trapper[/URL] (5e Background) from Quest Weaver Media (Free) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/461291/Shadarkai-Dual-Origin?affiliate_id=36142']Shadar-kai Dual Origin[/URL] (5e Species) from Chronicles of Lost Tomes ($0.00) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464464/Wild-Shape-Templates?affiliate_id=36142']Wild Shape Templates[/URL] (5e Druid options) from Therin a’Ghaleon (Free) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464405/Mage-Martial?affiliate_id=36142']Mage Martial[/URL] (5e Fighter Subclass) from IamSposta ($1.00) [*][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/464354/Snow-Elves-An-Arctic-PC-Species?affiliate_id=36142']Snow Elves[/URL] (5e Species) from Joshua Ohmer ($0.50) [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]341410[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]Bundles and Sales[/B] [I]Note: I have included end dates when listed for the following sales, but please be warned that those without published end dates may end suddenly so be sure to plan purchases accordingly.[/I] Starting on Itch.io, [URL='https://itch.io/b/2172/ind-of-the-year-2023']the Ind of the Year 2023 bundle[/URL] is a tiered collection of a wide variety of RPGs from different genres including horror, sci-fi, cyberpunk, modern-day, cozycore, classical era historical, experimental, post-apocalyptic, and a lot more including the obligatory variant of [I]Bladefish[/I]. The bundle starts at $10 for 10 games and, for every $10 more you spend, you get another 10 more games up to 50 total. [LIST] [*]Price: $10 (86% off) [*]$20 (85% off) [*]$30 (84% off) [*]$40 (84% off) [*]$50 (85% of) [*]End Date: January 2, 2023 [/LIST] D&D Beyond marketplace is running [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace?icid_medium=ddb&icid_source=article-1638&icid_campaign=end-of-year-sale-2023&icid_content=marketplace']its end-of year sale[/URL] with discounts on a variety of [I]Dungeons & Dragons [/I]books including [I]Curse of Strahd, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Candlekeep Mysteries[/I], and more. [LIST] [*]Price: Up to 40% off [*]End Date: January 4, 2024 [/LIST] If you’d prefer third-party D&D material, the Dungeonmasters Guild also has an end of year sale going with discounts on over 200 items ready for use on Roll20. [LIST] [*]Price:: Up to 40% off [*]End Date: January 4, 2024 [/LIST] Paizo has the holiday sale for [URL='https://paizo.com/store']the Paizo Store running[/URL]. Use the code [B]holiday24 [/B]and you can take 10% off your entire order of [I]Pathfinder [/I]or [I]Starfinder [/I]products. This discount stacks with Paizo Advantage and other discounts. Not valid on subscriptions, preorders, backorders, Foundry VTT products, or non-Paizo downloads. [LIST] [*]Price: 10% off your full order with the code holiday24 [*]End Date: January 15, 2024 [/LIST] Itch.io has [URL='https://itch.io/physical-games/on-sale']its Winter Sale 2023[/URL] that runs across the entire store including tabletop RPGs like [I]CBR+PNK, Rune, Glitter Hearts, The Lighthouse at the End of the Universe[/I], and over 1000 other titles. [LIST] [*]Price: Up to 100% off (yes, some games are totally free) [*]End Date: January 5, 2024 [/LIST] Matt Colville’s MCDM Productions has two new bundles this week. The first is the [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464508/mcdm-politics-pillar-bundle?affiliate_id=36142']MCDM Politics Pillar Bundle[/URL] which offers a discount on [I]Kingdoms & Warfare [/I]and [I]Strongholds & Followers[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $44.99 (25% off) [/LIST] The second is [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464507/mcdm-5e-class-bundle?affiliate_id=36142']the MCDM 5e Class Bundle[/URL] featuring [I]Beastheart and Monstrous Companions[/I], [I]The Illrigger Revised[/I], and [I]The Tallent and Psionics[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $29.99 (23% off) [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]341408[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]Charity Bundles and Sales[/B] Over on Bundle of Holding, Monte Cook Games has a pair of bundles for [I]Numenera[/I]. [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2023Discovery']The [I]Numenera Discovery [/I]Bundle[/URL] includes the core rule book [I]Numenera Discovery[/I], the character book [I]Priests of the Aeons[/I], and for more character and setting books. The [I]Destiny [/I]Collection adds on the second core rulebook [I]Numenera Destiny [/I]plus six more adventure, setting, and character option books. [LIST] [*]Price: $19.95 (79% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Direct Relief (10%) [*]End Date: January 9, 2024 [/LIST] And once you have all the rulebooks, [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Horizons']the [I]Numenera [/I]Horizons Bundle[/URL] is here to help you hit the ground running with sourcebooks [I]Into the Outside, Into the Deep,[/I] [I]Into the Night, [/I]and [I]Beyond All Worlds [/I]plus the one-shot adventure collection [I]Shards of the Looking Glass[/I]. The Bonus Collection adds on four more setting expansions [I]Liminal Shore, Edge of the Sun, Vertices, [/I]and [I]Break the Horizon[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $14.95 (78% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Direct Relief (10%) [*]End Date: January 9, 2024 [/LIST] Free League has a collection for those interested in their RPGs with several core books in one place with [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/YearZero']the [I]Dragonbane [/I]and [I]Year Zero [/I]bundle[/URL]. The core bundle includes the Nordic horro fantasy game [I]Vaesen[/I], the fantasy open-world survival game [I]Forbidden Lands[/I], the science fiction game [I]Coriolis[/I], and the post-apocalyptic [I]Mutant: Year Zero[/I]. The Bonus Collection adds on the classic Swedish fantasy RPG [I]Dragonbane,[/I] the alternate history World War III game [I]Twilight: 2000[/I], and the setting books [I]Vaesen: Mythic Britain & Ireland[/I] and [I]Coriolis Atlas Compendium[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $19.95 (77% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Direct Relief (10%) [*]End Date: January 4, 2024 [/LIST] Mongoose Publishing has a pair of bundles for the classic science fiction RPG of space exploration, [I]Traveller[/I]. [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2023MongTrav']The first bundle is for players new to the system[/URL] and comes with the [I]Mongoose Traveller 2e Starter Set,[/I] the rules expansion [I]Mongoose Traveller Companion[/I], and the equipment book [I]Central Supply Catalogue Update 2023[/I]. The Referee Collection adds on the ship creation/modification rulebook [I]High Guard Update 2023[/I], the [I]Traveller Vehicle Handbook 2e[/I], the [I]Traveller 2e Referee’s Screen[/I], and six short referee briefings. [LIST] [*]Price: $17.95 (82% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Direct Relief (10%) [*]End Date: January 9, 2024 [/LIST] The second [I]Traveller [/I]bundle [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/TravMercs']is the Mercenaries Bundle[/URL] with the [I]Mercenary Second Edition Boxed Set[/I] with rules for creating and maintaining a mercenary company along with the expansion books [I]Mercenaries of Charted Space [/I]and [I]Traveller Field Catalogue[/I]. The Referee Collection adds on the sourcebook [I]Traveller Specialist Forces[/I], the setting book [I]Solomani Front[/I], and three mercenary adventures. [LIST] [*]Price: $12.95 (87%) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Direct Relief (10%) [*]End Date: January 9, 2024 [/LIST] There’s [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BladesSecond']a new [I]Blades in the Dark [/I]bundle[/URL] with the core rulebook and five resource decks to help quickly create heists, settings, and more. The Forced Collection add-on increase four Forged in the Dark adventures including the fantasy-Renaissance [I]Court of Blades[/I], the [I]Dwarf Fortress[/I]-inspired [I]Mountain Home[/I], the solo RPG [I]A Torch in the Dark[/I], and dinosaurs in space [I]Kosmosaurs[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $14.95 (79% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program (10%) [*]End Date: January 3, 2024 [/LIST] Steve Jackson Games has [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/DungeonFantasy']the [I]Dungeon Fantasy [/I]Starter Collection[/URL] for their [I]GURPS[/I]-powered fantasy RPG. The bundle includes the [I]Dungeon Fantasy [/I]core rulebook, [I]Dungeon Fantasy Companion, Dungeon Planner, [/I]and [I]GM Screen[/I]. The Bonus Collection adds on volumes 2 and 3 of [I]Dungeon Fantasy Companion[/I], two volumes of [I]Dungeon Fantasy Magic Items[/I], and [I]Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 2[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $17.95 (75% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Direct Relief (10%) [*]End Date: January 4, 2024 [/LIST] I’m so sorry for the length, but there’s another [I]Shadowrun[/I] bundle so you know I’ve got a lot to say. [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SR3Mega']The [I]Shadowrun Third Edition [/I]MegaBundle[/URL] lives up to its name featuring the [I]Shadowrun Third Edition Core Rulebook[/I] along with the “core sourcebooks” (technically rules expansions but considered by most players essential) of the [I]Shadowrun Companion, Man & Machine [/I](cyberware)[I], Cannon Companion [/I](guns and combat), [I]Magic in the Shadows [/I](magic), [I]Matrix [/I](decking), and [I]Rigger 3[/I] (vehicles and drones) plus the world update [I]State of the Art: 2063 [/I]and [I]2064[/I], the GM screen and [I]Critters [/I]supplement, and the introductory adventure collection [I]First Run[/I]. And that’s just the core collection as the setting collection adds on fifteen more supplements including the setting introduction book [I]Sprawl Survival Guide [/I](sure there’s rules in it but its strength is bringing the Sixth World to life), the setting books [I]Shadows of North America, Shadows of Asia[/I], and [I]New Seattle[/I], the adventure hook filled event books [I]Renraku Arcology Shutdown, Year of the Comet, [/I]and [I]System Failure[/I], the NPC collection [I]Mr. Johnson’s Little Black Book[/I], the adventures [I]Brainscan [/I]and [I]Corporate Punishment[/I], and because somebody’s mistake is your gain, the 2nd Edition books [I]Aztlan, Corporate Shadowfiles [/I](which is an incredible guide on the sort of shenanigans megacorporations can get up to), and the just fun to read [I]Paranormal Animals of Europe[/I]. Oh and if you want to play [I]Shadowrun Sixth World Edition[/I], a lot of these books are still useful as background lore and worldbuilding. [LIST] [*]Price: $24.95 (73% off) with variable-cost Level Up option [*]Charity: Electronic Frontier Foundation (10%) [*]End Date: December 27, 2023 [/LIST] Evil Genius Games and Humble Bundle released [URL='https://www.humblebundle.com/books/2023-cinematic-adventure-rpgs-evil-genius-games-books?partner=gamerstavern']the 2023 Cinematic Adventure RPGs[/URL] featuring rules and setting books for [I]Everyday Heroes[/I], the 5e update to [I]D20 Modern [/I]with a shocking library of licensed settings. The base level gets you the core rulebook [I]Everyday Heroes [/I]for contemporary action along with the setting for John Carpenter’s [I]Escape from New York[/I]. The second tier adds on setting books for [I]The Crow [/I]and [I]Kong: Skull Island [/I]while the top tier adds [I]Universal Soldier, Rambo, Total Recall, Highlander, [/I]and [I]Pacific Rim[/I]. [LIST] [*]Price: $1/$10/$18 (90% off at top tier) [*]Charity: Gameheads (user-defined, default 5%) [*]End Date: January 13, 2024 [/LIST] Humble and Paizo have extended [URL='https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-second-edition-legacy-bundle-paizo-books?partner=gamerstavern']the [I]Pathfinder 2nd Edition[/I] Legacy Bundle[/URL] from Paizo. Thsi bundle features a full library of [I]Pathfinder 2e [/I]books in their original, non-remaster format with all the OGL content still in. The base level gets you the [I]Beginner Box [/I]while the second tier adds in the [I]Core Rulebook [/I]and [I]Bestiary 1 [/I]& [I]2[/I] and the top tier gets you [I]Bestiary 3, Advanced Player's Guide, [/I]and [I]GameMastery Guide[/I] plus a lot more for a total of 25 books. Also spread throughout the tiers is the complete [I]Age of Ashes [/I]adventure path plus several stand-alone adventures, map packs, and Lost Omens setting guides and player option books. [LIST] [*]Price: $5/$15/$25 (95% off at top tier) [*]Charity: Comic Books for Kids! (user-defined, default 5%) [*]End Date: January 6, 2024 [/LIST] That’s all for this week! If you know of any bundles or sales starting soon, please [URL='https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M']contact me on the EN World Discord[/URL], [URL='http://chirp.enworld.org/@abstruse']tag me on Mastodon[/URL], or [URL='https://www.enworld.org/conversations/add?to=Abstruse']send me a message here on EN World[/URL]. [I]Discount percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and are based on the standard retail price provided by the site. Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, Fantasy Grounds, and/or DriveThruRPG may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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